Electric Motor, Power Tool, & Related Repairers
Electric Motor Winder, Maintenance Technician, Repair Technician, Service Technician
see titles from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, or Navy.
Aircraft Electrical And Environmental Systems; Aircraft Electrical And Environmental Systems Apprentice; Aircraft Electrical And Environmental Systems Helper; Aircraft Electrical And Environmental Systems Journeyman; Electrical Power Production Apprentice; Electrical Power Production Craftsman; Electrical Power Production Journeyman; Electrical Systems; Electrical Systems Craftsman; Electrical Systems Helper
AH-64 Attack Helicopter Repairer; Aircraft Electrician; Automotive Maintenance Warrant Officer; Construction Engineering Technician; Engineer Equipment Maintenance Warrant Officer; OH-58D Helicopter Repairer; Power Generation Equipment Repairer; Powerline Distribution Specialist (RC); Quartermaster and Chemical Equipment Repairer; Senior Automotive Maintenance Warrant Officer/Senior Ordnance Logistics Warrant Officer; Small Arms/Towed Artillery Repairer
Aircraft Electrical And Environmental Systems; Electrical Power Production; Electrical Systems
AH-64 Attack Helicopter Repairer; Aircraft Electrical And Environmental Systems Helper; Aircraft Electrical Systems Technician, KC-130; Basic Utilities Marine; Electrical Power Production Craftsman; Electrical Systems Craftsman; Electricians Mate, Nuclear Power; Gas Turbine System Technician (Electrical); Power Generation Equipment Repairer; Small Arms/Towed Artillery Repairer; Towed Artillery Systems Technician
Aviation Electrician's Mate; Aviation Electronics Technician; Construction Electrician Basic; Electrical Motor Rewinder; Electrician's Mate (Nuclear); Electrician's Mate (Submarine); Electrician's Mate Basic; Electronics Technician, Nuclear Power; Gas Turbine System Technician (Electrical); Sonar Technician (Surface); Tool and Equipment Technician
What they do:
Repair, maintain, or install electric motors, wiring, or switches.
On the job, you would:
- Inspect and test equipment to locate damage or worn parts and diagnose malfunctions, or read work orders or schematic drawings to determine required repairs.
- Reassemble repaired electric motors to specified requirements and ratings, using hand tools and electrical meters.
- Measure velocity, horsepower, revolutions per minute (rpm), amperage, circuitry, and voltage of units or parts to diagnose problems, using ammeters, voltmeters, wattmeters, and other testing devices.
Engineering and Technology
Arts and Humanities
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
Business
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Basic Skills
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Technical
- repairing machines or systems using the right tools
- figuring out what is causing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs to not work
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Hand and Finger Use
- put together small parts with your fingers
- hold or move items with your hands
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- order or arrange things
Visual Understanding
- quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things
- quickly know what you are looking at
Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
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People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Cooperation
- Stress Tolerance
- Independence
- Integrity
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You might use software like this on the job:
Analytical or scientific software
- Commutator profiling software
- Motor testing software
Data base user interface and query software
- Data entry software
- Microsoft Access
Spreadsheet software
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certificate after high school or
high school diploma/GED
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$41,570
per year, on average
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You might like a career in one of these industries:
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In the military:
see titles from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, or Navy.
